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Ukrainian saboteurs today killed five servicemen of the People's Militia of the LPR. This was reported in the press service of the department.
"On June 11, this year, a sabotage group of a separate special operations center "West" (the former 8th Special Forces Regiment of the Special Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine) at the observation post of the People's Militia in the area of the settlement of Golubovskoe of the Luhansk People's Republic five militiamen were killed in cold blood," the message says.
"Our servicemen were shot in the head with special weapons. At the same time, one of them was killed by a shot made from a foreign-made sniper rifle. The rest were shot at point-blank by the Ukrainian sabotage group that penetrated the territory of the post," the NM LNR noted.
Filiponenko also pointed that that they have data about American involvement in training and supplying the shooters in the incident.
From VKontakte, military journalist Vladimir Orlov says probes of separatists' positions by Ukrainian special forces, along with artillery shots and drone overflights are a routine occurrence.
Orlov also said the soldiers were part of the "Ghost Battalion" a formation first formed in 2014 a the start of the war. "Ghost Battalion" base of operations is in Alchevsk.
From the Live Journal of Russian military journalist Boris Rozhin, a separatist militiaman with the call sign of "Joker DNR", said that ten special forces groups were training in Mariupol since June 9th, six for operations in Donetsk and four for Lugansk.
Claims Joker DNR:
"The main task of these groups is to work in the gray zone along the entire front line, with the aim of unleashing local clashes with Donetsk and Luhansk units from 10 to 17 June. At the same time, in the area of work of these groups, there will be Ukrainian and Western journalists who will have to film aggressive material about the aggression of an aggressive enemy on the eve of the meeting between Putin and Biden."
Rozhin pointed out that last May, heavy flighting erupted between the "Ghost "Battalion" and forward elements of the Ukrainian 128th Separate Mountain Assault Brigade.
Rozhin thinks the Ukrainians will try to hang the suicide of a morale officer from the brigade, Lieutenant Karina Shemchuk on fighting with separatists. Video at at the link
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[REGNUM] The increase in the key rate by the Central Bank (CB) of Russia to 5.5% may be dictated by foreign policy factors. Economist Vasily Koltashov told a REGNUM correspondent about this .
The expert noted that the second consecutive increase in the key rate by half a percent at once in the Central Bank is explained by the fact that the Russian economy is on the mend, therefore, the rate can be raised. Critics of this position say that this makes it more difficult to lend to households and small and medium-sized enterprises. This leads to the fact that big business is in a better position.
"I must say that such criticism is fair, but neither the statements of the Central Bank, nor the position of the critics explain everything that is happening. I do not think that the rate hike is entirely correct, but I can assume that it is dictated solely by foreign policy circumstances," the REGNUM interlocutor said .
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[REGNUM] The situation with irrigation water in Kyrgyzstan is critical, the most severe deficit is now in the Chui region. This was announced today, June 11, at a press conference by the director of the Association of Corn Growers Vitaly Kakshtyks.
According to him, if now farmers do not regularly water corn and beets, they will go bankrupt, and farmers will have nothing to feed their livestock with.
"Many agricultural producers took out loans with the expectation of a good harvest, but now all this may collapse. To get out of the current situation, you need to firmly take control of every liter of water," Kakshtyks emphasizes.
In turn, the head of the largest agricultural cooperative in Kyrgyzstan, Rysbek Imanaliev, noted that back in the fall of 2020, agrarians predicted a critical shortage of irrigation water and called on the Ministry of Agriculture to start taking measures in advance to solve this problem.
"Many peasants were unable to plow their land due to the drought last year. The current situation could have been foreseen," he said indignantly.
To solve the problem of irrigation water shortage, Imanaliev proposes to rehabilitate the system of wells dug during the Soviet Union and equip them with the equipment necessary to automate the process of extracting water for irrigation.
Historical background of the problem
The problem of access to a limited resource in the countries of Turkestan aggravated almost immediately after the collapse of the USSR. The states located in the upper reaches of the main rivers - Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, are trying to use their positions for pressure and bargaining on Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan.
This problem was especially acute in Dushanbe and Tashkent. Tajikistan, obsessed with the idea of building the Rogun hydroelectric power station, threatened to leave Uzbekistan without water necessary for agriculture. The issue has now been resolved.
However, in Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, there is a regular shortage of electricity associated with seasonal and dry periods, which occur every four to six years.
According to experts, in the coming decades, the problem of water shortage in the Turkestan region should seriously worsen.
Regnum.ru reported three days ago:
Due to the drought, residents of Samarkand will be able to receive water only eight hours a day. This was reported on June 8 in the press service of the Samarkand Suv Taminoti (Samarkand Water Supply) company.
Drinking water will be available to citizens from six to ten in the morning and from six to ten in the evening. The restoration of a stable water supply has not been reported. The restriction will apply to areas connected to two pumping stations.
Earlier, the Uzsuvtaminot (Uzvodosnabzhenie) company reported that there is an acute shortage of drinking water in the Samarkand region. The reasons were the lack of precipitation and low water consumption in the bed of the Zarafshan River.
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[Regnum] The Mother of God Rozhdestvensky Monastery is located in the city of Vladimir. Founded by the Grand Duke Vsevolod the Big Nest on August 22, 1191, under Bishop Ivan of Suzdal. The monastery was built on an elevated site above the Klyazma River and is one of the oldest monasteries in the Russian land.
The monastery, before the heyday of the Trinity-Sergius Lavra, was the largest center of the Ionic life of North-Eastern Russia.
The monastery witnessed events such as the invasion of the Tatar-Mongols. During the invasion of Khan Batu, the monastery was completely destroyed, and the abbot, Archimandrite Pakhomiy, with his brethren, accepted a martyr's death.
The monastery occupied an important place in history, both in church and public life. The abbots of the monastery participated in Moscow Church Councils and were often elected to various bishops' chairs. Until 1230 the monastery was headed by abbots. Later, an archimandry was established.
After his death, the holy relics of Alexander Nevsky rested for several centuries in the main monastery cathedral from 1237 to 1723. Later, by decree of Peter I, they were transferred to St. Petersburg.
Over the 830-year history of the monastery, many buildings on its territory were erected, destroyed and subsequently restored. On the territory of the monastery are located: the refectory church of the Nativity of Christ, a pretended chapel in honor of the icon of the Mother of God "Iverskaya", a bell tower with the temple of Alexander Nevsky, the church of the Nativity of the Prophet Forerunner and Baptist John, the diocesan administration, the church of St. Theophan the Recluse at the bishop's office. And also on the territory there are the chapel of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker, a memorial cross, a seminary, a governor's building, a hotel and other buildings.
The monastery is located not far from the railway station and the bus station of the city of Vladimir along Bolshaya Moskovskaya street, house 68. The entrance to the monastery is free. Open from 7:00 am to 7:00 pm. Divine services are held in the temple.
It is more convenient to get from Moscow to Vladimir by car and train. If you don't have your own car, you can buy a ticket for an express train, the price for one ticket is from 800 rubles, or the high-speed train "Lastochka", the ticket price is from 1300 rubles - and then the journey will take 1 hour and 43 minutes. A regular train takes more than three and a half hours, the ticket price is from 500 rubles.
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